Sanitary appliance.



J. T. BLUFF.

SANITARY APPLIANGE.

APPLICATION TILED DEC. 4, 1913.

LIQQJUS, Patented Ja1'1.5,1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. T. BLUFF.

SANITARY APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED no.4, 1913.

Patented Jan. 5, 191-5.

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.J. T. BLUFF.

SANITARY APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4, 1913.

1,124,103. Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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Ui D SAT s A NT JOHN THOMAS BLUFF, 0F BUTTE, MdNTANA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 FRANK F.

HAYES, OF BUTTE, MONTANA.

SANITARY APPLIANCE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN THOMAS BLUFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Butte, in the county of Silverbow and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Appliances; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in sanitary appliances, intended to provide a removable sanitary seatcover for toilets, and it consists of certain novel features herein described and claimed.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which similar reference symbols refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the cabinet when empty adapted to be usedas a container for the folded paper mats which when unfolded constitute the seat; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 1 when in use; Fig. 3 shows a section alongthe line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and looking down; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the paper sheets before being folded; Fig. 5 shows the same sheet after the first and second folds are taken therein; Figs. 6, 7,8 and 9 show further details of the folding of the. sheet before it is stored in the container; and Fig. 10 shows the seat cover in use.

The container may be detachably mounted on a wall in the vertical position, as shown in Figs. 1, 2and 10, or in the horizontal position, or such other position as may be desired.

The container consists of a box A having ears a by means of which it may be attached to the wall, or any convenient support, as by means of the bolts a.

13 represents the cover hinged to the top of the box as by means of the hinges C, and

preferably provided with a spring-engaging catch C, so that the cover may be locked to the box. V

E represents a plate preferably of metal, or other suitable material, which is mounted to slide in the container A, and for convenience of removal is preferably provided with a lifting eye e. This plate E is nor- Specification of Letters Patent.

mall'y pressed downward by the rollers D and D carried by the loops of the resilient rods d and d, the ends of which rods are bent to form springs D", and thus these springs tend to press the plate E downward, or toward the V-shaped opening A provided in the bottom, or end, as the case may be,'of the container A.

Patented'Jan. 5, 1915.

Application filed December 4, 1913. Serial No. 894,716.

F represents the sheet of softpaper in the I original form, which is preferably rectangular in cross-section, and is preferably provided at one side of its center with a series oflooped perforations F, as shown in Fig. 1'.

To prepare this sheet of paper for use in the container, supposeit to be spread out full, as shown in Fig. 4:, now fold the upper right-hand edge along the dotted line 11 of Fig. 4., and then fold the product thus formed along the dotted line 22 of Figs' 4 and 5, and then along the line .r-w of Fig. 5. The product will be ii-shaped folded paper mat, which is shown as partly closed in Fig. 5, but is shown as wholly closed in Fig. 6.

After forming this V-shaped mat, a crease 3-3 (see Fig. 6) is made and then the left hand edge is turned over along the line 4L1 of Fig. 6, and the parts are subsequently I folded as along the lines 5-5, 6-43 and 77 of Figs. 6 and 7; the resultant product being a mat which has a substantially rectangular body portion 7 and a triangular tongue f, as shown in Fig. 8. Now bend this mat along the dotted line 8-8 of Fig. 8, which line is at the location of the perforation 7, and we have the resultant product as shown in Fig. 9 ready for use in the container. A series of these mats are placed in the container with the triangular tongue 7" downward, the .lower tongue projecting through the V-shaped slot A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The lower one of these tongues, under the resiliency of the paper,

will normally roject downward from the 5 container and urnish a convenient handle for withdrawing the lower mat.

It will be noted that the plate E will automatically feed the several mats toward the open end of the container; and that when each lower. mat is withdrawn the tongue of the mat above will be automatically projected down through the slotA",

and will furnish a handle for the removal of the next mat. Thus it will be seen that the me will be automatically fed mean, and that only one mat at a time can be withdrawn from the apparatus.

' 1 jecting through the. V-shaped slot A9, the

The operation of the device is as fol-' lows :--The paper mats being folded as stated and placed .in the .container, with their tongues in the direction of the slot A, with the tongue of the lower mat prooccupant of the closet pulls on the \pro' jecting tongue and withdraws a single at the perforations f and will leave an opening F to'fit over the bowlof the toilet. The fluted sides of this opening will project down into the'hole in the seat, as shown in Fig. and the opening F being eccentric of the sheet, will leave a longer flap F on one side than the other and the sheet should preferably be placed diagonally on the seat,

leave an opening in the sheet of similar dimension to that provided if the perforation be used. i i.

It will be obvious. that the sheets may be withdrawn singly and are suitable for the ordinary purpose for which toilet paper is used also that some'of the sheets may be perforated and the following sheet or sheets may be unperforated, the sheets being ar-.

ranged in systematic series, whereby a sanitary seat cover, and samtary toilet paper may be provided, both contained in the same receptacle.

While I have shown a simple form of contamer with simple feeding means. automatimat in the folded condition shown in Fig. 9. He then tears oif the tongue f, which will yield cally controlled, such feeding means ma be varied if desired. Moreover, the ,fo ded mats may be contained in any suitable coin controlled receptacle, and -fed seiiatim. Any of the well therefrom as paid for. known coin controlled apparatus sultable for this purpose might Joe adopted if de sired; and in my present application I make no claim to any specific coin controlled arrangement'for accomplishing the purpose I stated.

It will be obvious that various changes might be made in the herein described apparatus, and in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts that couldbe used without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim 1. A rectangular sheet of paper folded to form a substantially rectangular mat, with a detachable triangular tongue bent over therefrom, the said sheet being. provided with perforations adapted to register with. the base of said tongue when the sheet is folded, and the said tongue being formed from near the central portion of said sheet, and projecting therefrom for. convenience in gripping same, substantially as described.

2. A rectangular sheet of paper folded to form a mat, with a detachable triangular tongue bent over therefrom, the said sheet- :being provided with perforations adapted to register, with the base of said tongue when the sheet is folded, and the said perforations being made near the central por-.

tion of said sheet, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

I JOHN THOMASIBLUFF.

Witnessgs:

' En-n sr WILKINSON, S, W. SCHARFF I 

